Character information Old Major Old Major is the wise old pig whose stirring speech to the animals helps set the Rebellion in motion- though he dies before it actually begins. His role compares with that of Karl Marx, whose ideas set the Communist Revolution in motion. Napolean Napoleon is a "large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way." And so he does. Instead of …
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…who likes hunting and fishing more than farming, represents Orwell's view of the decadent British gentleman in particular- and of the Allied nations in general, especially Britain and France. Whymper Whymper is a commercial go-between for animals and humans- just as certain capitalists have always transacted business with Communist nations. Frederick The cruel Frederick doesn't really represent anything, but he does kind of show a strong resemblance toward Geramny, the cruel nation that it is. :